TABLE 2.

Summary of Themes, Subthemes, and Emergent Codes for Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Data on Private Sector Engagement in TB Care in India

Overarching Themes	Subthemes	Emergent Codes
Context in which the engagement occurs	Political and economic factors	Stakeholder interests, reasons for poor interest, social responsibility, market forces
	Internal environment of the organizations	NTEP and private sector: value system, vision and goals, organizational structure, culture of organization, stewardship, motivation
	Sociocultural factors	Stigma, confidentiality, patient preferences
Factors that define the architecture of the engagement and its implementation	Strategies for engagement	Policy and dialogue: acceptance Regulatory approach: mandatory TB notification, schedule H1 regulation, social regulations–enablers and concerns Incentives: financial and nonfinancial, enablers and concerns Information exchange: enablers and concerns Public provision of services (drugs, diagnostics, training, public health actions): acceptance, concerns Financing: partnership schemes, strategic purchase, insurance, subsidy
	Mode of engagement	Intermediary agencies, private sector led initiatives, memorandum of understanding, contracts
	Resources for engagement	Human resources: adequacy, workload Other resources: finance, drugs, diagnostics, technological resource, informational resource
	Translation of policies to practice	Knowledge gaps, policy translation to practice, implementation of strategies, procedural hurdles and delays, enablers and barriers
Factors related to the actors implicated in the engagement	Relationship dynamics	Trust, mutual understanding, prior experiences, accountability, positionality
	Capacities to engage	Managerial and technical capacities to engage
	Interaction of actors	Communication, interaction, flexibility, coordination of process, mutuality

Abbreviations: NTEP, National TB Elimination Program.